Diagnostic Challenges in Neonatal Respiratory Distress—Congenital Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction Caused by <i>ABCA3</i> Mutation
Surfactant is a complex of phospholipids and proteins produced in type II pneumocytes. Its deficiency frequently occurs in preterm infants and causes respiratory distress syndrome. In full-term newborns, its absence results from mutations in the <i>SFTPC, SFTPB, NKX2-1</i>, or <i>A...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Diagnostics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1084 |